Pea Soup and Money?

A reader just wrote to me saying she has a fridge full of lemons and is going to make lemonade precisely how I describe in my book — a magic formula of mixing and sipping —  banishing bad money luck while inviting riches into your life. She’s not looking for a lot, but a bit of “found money” would be very welcome.

Meanwhile, she shared an old French Canadian custom, which calls for eating pea soup on New Year’s Day so you’ll be financially secure in the coming year. Apparently, she laughed, the “secret” is in the fact pea soup is so cheap that anyone who will make a meal of it will automatically save on the food. Or, this Canadian belief could be related to the Southern tradition of eating black-eyed peas for money luck, which has worked for centuries.

Give the pea soup a try. If you don’t want to wait for the new year, pick a date (your birthday or some other special day) and declare it your new year. Even if it doesn’t work, you’ll be all the richer for the experience and its creamy, warm broth! And, in the end, wealth is defined, not only by money, but by single moments, pure and true.